Chapter 1 of The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy) is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy) is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROLF. Sins of the fathers. JILL. Unto the third and fourth generations. What sin has my father committed?
Chapter 1 of The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy) is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading “What sin has my father committed?”
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Sins of the fathers.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “Unto the third and fourth generations.”
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading “Unto the third and fourth generations.”
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading “ROLF.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “What sin has my father committed?”
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading “Sins of the fathers.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Unto the third and fourth generations.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unto the third and fourth generations.
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
From this reading What sin has my father committed?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading What sin has my father committed?
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sins of the fathers.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Unto the third and fourth generations.
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Unto the third and fourth generations.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What sin has my father committed?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JILL.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What sin has my father committed?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sins of the fathers.
Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931)
From this reading ROLF.
estrangement from god
From this reading What sin has my father committed?
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading Sins of the fathers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sins of the fathers.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Unto the third and fourth generations.
an old word for “to”
From this reading Unto the third and fourth generations.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What sin has my father committed?
Chapter 1 of The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy) by John Galsworthy holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 290 sentences of The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy), unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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